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Decision fieldOpen accessControlled Tech Pack OrientationGlobalRemoveOpen accessApparel Grade-Rule & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemoveFree accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemoveOpen accessHook & Needle Diameter ReferenceGlobalRemove
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Primary jobSource productionFind patterns & fitSource productionLearn techniques
AreaProductionPatterns & fitProductionYarn
Best forUnderstanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing workAuditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidenceSearching global apparel and textile production capabilitiesChecking which U.S. alias the current Craft Yarn Council table gives a known metric package size before confirming project gauge
Know before usingAn orientation rather than a completed product record; it does not supply a universal format, licensed standard content, measurements, tolerances, construction settings, labels, approvals, compliance conclusion, or product-release authority.The record does not create a production grade, supply universal increments or breakpoints, validate a CAD file or fit population, reproduce licensed standards, or replace qualified anthropometric, pattern, technical-design, fit, quality, accessibility, safety, statistical, and user-research review.The company count is a changing platform claim. Search fields, profiles, certificates, locations, and account access do not independently verify the legal entity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, certificate validity or scope, compliance performance, delivery, or project fit. Confirm the site and subcontracting, credentials with issuers, samples, audits when appropriate, specifications, contracts, and commercial terms.The reference is not a dimensional measurement, manufacturer inspection, UK or Canadian conversion, steel-hook chart, tool recommendation, yarn assignment, gauge result, or proof that a proposed tool will produce the required fabric.
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ForApparel brandsApparel brandsApparel brandsMakers
Location or jurisdictionGlobalGlobalGlobalGlobal
AccessOpen accessOpen accessFree accountOpen access
FormatStitch AuthorityStitch AuthorityMarketplaceStitch Authority
Source typeStitch AuthorityStitch AuthorityCommercial marketplaceStitch Authority
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What the source establishesThe guide cites current ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it explicitly separates those authorities from product-specific technical and market decisions.The guide cites current ISO body-table, size-designation, and garment-measurement boundaries plus two peer-reviewed studies that tested the relationship between conventional grade rules, anthropometric evidence, and garment fit; it requires product-specific target deltas and validation instead of publishing universal increments.FOURSOURCE's current public network page presents an operator-reported global company count and country or territory search. It says logged-in users can narrow results by compliance certificates, product groups, fabric types, target groups, minimum order quantities, and other fields, with a free-trial and supplier sign-up route.The lookup reproduces the current public Craft Yarn Council metric and U.S. alias rows and follows the Council's warning that company letter and number labels vary; blank aliases remain blank instead of being inferred.
Linked page reviewedJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026Jul 21, 2026Jul 16, 2026
Next review dueJul 16, 2027Jul 16, 2027Jan 17, 2027Jul 16, 2027
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